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The membership newsletter of the Historical Society ofAlberta Box 4035 I Station C No.3 Calgary. AB. T2T 5M9 July 2002 Telephone: 403-261-3662 ISSN 1205-0350 Fax: 403-269-6029 PMA #400 10031 e-mail: [email protected] In this issue Community History Festivals: by Gail Rydman and Community History Fest ivals HSA Leads the Way Marianne Fedori HSA Leads the Way President's Report 3 Summer has arrived and that means it is time to step into history! The Historical HSA History Facts 4 Society of Alberta chapters in Edmonton and Calgary are leading the way in devel HSA Members News 4 oping communi ty history festivals. These local chapters are prov iding community HSA Summer Contest 5 reside nts and visitors alike programs that offer new ways to explore history . Both Museu m & Heritage Studies,UofC 6 Historic Calgary Week and Historic Edmonton Week have become anticipated city Heritage Issu es 7-9 events that enable heritage partnership s. co llaboration and promotion. HSAAwards 10-11 In 199 1 the Chinook Country Historical Society offered its first program of public walking tours and open house on a local history theme . Since 1997 there Edmonton Archives On Line 12 have been mid-summer festivals devoted to history in both Calgary and Edmonton. Books & Websites to Try Out 13 The succes s of these programs has depended on cooperation and comm unication Heritage School Fairs 14 with as many as thirty local organizations devoted to the preservation and Origins of Postal ServiceS. Alta III 15 presentation of history. These partners have included not for profi t societies, AGM Highlights 3, 8, 11, 15-17 & 20 municipal and provincial government departments, economic agencies. federal associations. private businesses and corporate and medi a sponsors. Historic Festi val Chapter Reports 16-1 9 • Weeks in Edmonton and Calgary have involved approx imately 5.000 participants. HSA Calendar of Events & Crossword 20 Th is year both cities have expanded their programs and established signature open ing events and activities. Take a look further along to plan your experience or check our websites at: HSA Pin www.albertasource.ca/hew (Edmonton Historic Week) www.albertahistory.org (Calgary Historic Week) . The Historical The Historical Society of Alberta is also developing a template for how to carry Society of out a community history festival. This project has been funded by Canada's Alberta pin National History Society and is being researched and written by Gail Rydman. the is available. Coordinator of Histori c Edmonton Week . The manual will be produced over a You can pick it period of three years and it is hoped that it will help facilitate the development of up from the office other community history festivals throughout Alberta. or mail your cheque or money order in Like many of the Historical Society of Alberta's successful programs the festivals the amount of $5 plus $.50 postage and are largely drive n by volunteer effort outside of the employment of contractual handling to: The Historical Society of Alberta coordinators. Despite their small budgets they have broug ht a unique focus to Box 4035. Station C her itage. Thanks to the many volun teers and partners that make these events so very Calgary. AB. T2T 5M9 successful! Phone: 403-261-3662 Fax: 403-269-6029 For more information about Historic weeks in Calgary call 403- 261-4667 and • E-mail: [email protected] Edmonton call 780-439-2797. Welcome to new members Sancie Kemtrup, Calgary Blair Stonechild, Regina. Calgary W H. Copithome, Calgary Sask. Percy Harvey. Calgary Donna Cimino. Calgary Ronald & Barbara Lacey. Lucille Morrison. Central Fern Dorsch. Calgary Lethbridge Alberta Darrell Rundvall, Calgary Beverley Leggett & Marg Baltimore. Central I Peter Demulder, Edmonton Humphrey Shupenia, Alberta Margaret & Denny May. Calgary Taber Public Library Edmonton Lois Currie. Calgary Bob Paston, Calgary Barbara & Melvin Olsen Bobby & Sunni Turner. Gina Christianson. Foley & Lynne Marquess. Calgary Lethbridge Calgary Katherine Coutts. Calgary Stephen C. Doolan. Calgary Tom McPhail, Calgary George S. Lane & Family. Sandra Neill, Calgary Hartmann & Eileen Nagel. Calgary Dorothy Hlady. Calgary Edmonton B1. & Christina Ersson, lone Olesen & Family, Cheryl Arthurs. Calgary Calgary Calgary Brenda Faile, Calgary Margaret Hougan, Central Christopher Wiebe. Donna Long . Calgary Alberta Edmonton Marie Donovan. Calgary Bill & Dorothy Jackson. Gerry Luciani. Calgary L. Stewart Duncan, Calgary Thank You for Your Donation to the HSA and/or Chapter Th omas Kienzler James A. Miller Association Jean Wells Archie Stalker Alberta Views Magazine Roy & Helen Peterson Phyllis & Joe Konrad Artichoke Publi shin g S. Robert Elliot Catherine Cole Chin ook Country Historical Norman Wh itham Pauline & Bill Feniak Soci ety Ron Williams Margaret Auxier Detselig Enterprises Ltd . Don Hepburn Oscar & Anne Erdman Duval House Publishin g Jean Johnstone Edm onton & District Fra nk Forth Legacy 2002 Campaign Historical Society Peggy & Bruce Ferguson Donations to the Legacy Fifth Hou se Ltd . Q.c. 2002 Campaign will be Fitzh enry & Whiteside Brend a Faile publi shed in the next issue Fort Calgary Historic Par k Ed ward & Anita Kohse of History Now Heritage Canada Roger & Carol Anderson Foundation • Th ank You for Your W. P. Baergen Hole's Gree nhouses & Donation to the Silent Ge nev ieve Thurl ow Garden s Ltd . Auction HSAAnnual Dona Long Laurie Green wood 's General Meetin g. Calgary. Diane McKenzie Volume II May 24-25. 2002 Harvey Schwartz Legacy. Alberta's Cultural Murray & Marilyn Younger The Historical Society of Heritage Magazine Raymond & Violet Ball Alberta gratefu lly acknowl- Lethb ridge Historical Diana Ellis edges the donations Society Timothy Lawrence given by the following Lone Pine Publi shing N. Patrick Lawrence sponsors to this successful Provincial Archives of Eve lyn Dobbs eve nt held at our Annual Alberta Prof. Bruce Prou dfoo t Co nference in May, 2002 Spotted Cow Press Margaret Job in Ca lgary : (ww w.spottedcowpress.ca) Jack Edworthy Brian Brennan The Museum of the Eve lyn Brown Cather ine Cole Regiments E. Margaret Taylor Louise Crane Treefrog Publ ishers Lorn a Lydia Park Mar ianne Fedori United Western Louise M. Travis Joan Garland Communications Ltd . Donn a Clandfie ld Roberta Hursey University of Alberta Press Olive Hamilton Dorothy McElroy University of Calgary Press J.D . Clay Donald B. Smith Venture Publ ishing Inc . Aline Cox Ken Tingley Workshop West Playwrights' Muriel Th omas Bill Waiser Theatre Barbara Blackley Alberta Pioneer Railway ~ • President's Report by Ron Williams The HSA has j ust held a successful Three members left the Council: Annual General Meeting. A very great Treasurer. Geoff Wilson; Seco nd Vice I "Thank You" goes to the Chinook President, Sarah Carter; and Director at Chapter and all those who worked so Large, Diana Sim. We say thank you to hard to make the gathering such a great these dedicated persons and welcome Please visit www.aIbertahistory.org to success . The organizing committee the new members: Treasurer, Beverly see the new format. headed by Mike Kampel and Anne Leggett; Second Vice-President, Tony Birch and chapter President , Vivian Rees and Director at Large. Liliane My first year as President has been Sampson, deserve special thanks for Coutu Maisonneuve. busy and I believe success ful. I look their hard work and new ideas . forward to serving you for one more There is much activity planned for the year. The HSA had a successful year in near future: the "U nsettled Pasts" 200 I and is moving forward. At the Conference. of which HSA is one of the I wish to thank all of our members for AGM we said adieu to Margaret Waite, sponsors, was held at the Univers ity of their support and many, many volunteer our long serving Office Coordinator. Calgary, June 13-16, 2002; the largest hours. I also thank all persons who have Margaret, while riding into the sunset public events of the summer seaso n will made financial contributions to the of retirement. will be around as a be Historic Calgary Week . July 26 Society. The volunteer efforts. with both volunteer, so it is not "Good bye" , only August 5. 2002, and Historic Edmonton time and financial assistance, make our "a u revoir." Margaret was a dedicated Week, July 28-August 5, 2002. I wish Society the success it is. worker for the Society for over seve n to commend all of our chapters for their The HSA will continu e to work in years. She was the voice and face of the outstanding programs. cooperation with our chapters for the Society to the public and we thank her HSA revised web site, which is the preservation of our heritage. The most very much for her great service . In her result of a partnership with the Heritage current project is the preservation of St. place we welcome our new Office Community Found ation , will be Mary's School in Calgary. So far, results Coordinator, Debb ie Goodin e. I launched on Tuesday July 2, 2002. have been disappointing but our efforts will continue. Highlights from the 2002 HSA Conference and Annual General Meeing by Val Jobson The AGM was held on Saturday Your new 2002 counci morning with 48 members making it in Lto R: Val Jobson, to the early breakfast. Secretary, Marianne Three Board memb ers retired and Fedori, Past President, were thanked for their hard work: Geoff Beverly Leggett, Wilson , Sarah Carter and Diana Sim. Treasurer, Liliane Coutu Three new Board members were Maisonneuve, Director, welcomed: Bev Leggatt as Treasurer, Ron Williams , President , Tony Rees as Second Vice President and Jean Johnstone, First Liliane Coutu Maisonneuve as Director Vice President, at Large . Margaret Waite received the David Jones, Director and David Smith, Directo grateful thanks of the HSA for her many years of dedicated service as HSA (not present in photo: Tony Rees, 2nd Vice President and Don Hepburn, Office Coordin ator.